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Snow arrives in the East Midlands after 'fool's spring'

Pete Snow in Melton MowbrayPete
Cold air from the Arctic has arrived, causing temperatures to plummet

We had hoped to be hanging up our winter coats, but after a week of warm sunshine, the snow has arrived.

Last week we saw temperatures of 18C (64F) across the East Midlands, with many of us putting on our shorts and heading out into the garden.

But it was a "fool's spring" - a spell of warm weather in March or April immediately followed by a cold snap.

Natasha Turney from BBC Weather said the warmth experienced last week was caused by an area of high pressure.

That has now been pushed out of the way by an area of low pressure drawing in colder air from the Arctic.

Lynny Snow in AshbourneLynny
Garden furniture is now looking much less inviting under a layer of snow
Villager Jim Snow in ChatsworthVillager Jim
Derbyshire's Chatsworth House in the snow
Groby Deb Snow in Newtown LinfordGroby Deb
The spring flowers that flourished in the sunshine last week are now looking a bit chilly
Snow in Scraptoft
It was certainly not weather for hanging out the washing
moorsidewalker Snow in Old Bramptonmoorsidewalker
The sheep in Old Brampton, Derbyshire, seemed just as confused as us
Peter Snow in SaltbyPeter
It was not far off a winter wonderland in Saltby, Leicestershire
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